Euepicrius caesariatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhodacaroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Rhodacaroidea

Familia: Ologamasidae
Subfamilia: Gamasellinae
Genus: Euepicrius
Species: Euepicrius caesariatus

Name

• Euepicrius caesariatus Lee & Hunter, 1974
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: female
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'DSIR'
  • Type locality: 'Auckland Is-Ranui I.'
  • Secondary type: allotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: male
    • Repository: NZAC, as 'DSIR'
  • Secondary types: paratypes (15)
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 6 females, 9 males
    • Repositories: BPBM, as 'BMH' (6); NZAC, as 'DSIR' (4); SAMA, as 'SAM' (2); UGA, as 'UG' (3)
  • NOTE: originally included material from Campbell Island, not designated as paratypes, is considered to have been excluded from the type series

References

• Lee, D.C.; Hunter, P.E. 1974: Arthropoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. 6. Rhodacaridae (Acari: Mesostigmata). New Zealand journal of zoology, 1(3): 295–328. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1974.9517836 BUGZ
• Sirvid, P.J. et al. 2010: [Chapter] SIX Phylum ARTHROPODA CHELICERATA horseshoe crabs, arachnids, sea spiders. pp. 50–89 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3